State Compensatory Education Changes to Module 9 - Region 1

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State Compensatory Education
Changes to Module 9
Finance Advisory Council
September 21, 2012
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Compensatory, Intensive, & Accelerated
Instruction
TEC 29.081
Purpose;
– To increase the academic achievement and reduce the
dropout rate
– SCE program seeks to provide a challenging and meaningful
instructional program to close the achievement gap between
children at risk of dropping out of school and their peers
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STATE CRITERIA
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State Criteria for Identification of Students at Risk of
Dropping Out of School
(d) For purposes of this section, "student at risk of dropping out
of school" includes each student who is under 21 years of age
and who:
– 13 state criteria
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State Criteria for Identification of Students
at Risk of Dropping Out of School
(1) was not advanced from one grade level to the next for one or
more school years;
(2) if the student is in grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12, did not
maintain an average equivalent to 70 on a scale of 100 in two or
more subjects in the foundation curriculum during a semester in
the preceding or current school year or is not maintaining such
an average in two or more subjects in the foundation curriculum
in the current semester;
State Criteria for Identification of Students
at Risk of Dropping Out of School
(3) did not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument
administered i d to the student t under Subchapter B, Chapter 39,
and who has not in the previous or current school year
subsequently performed on that instrument or another
appropriate instrument at a level equal to at least 110 percent of
the level of satisfactory performance on that instrument;
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State Criteria for Identification of Students at Risk of
Dropping Out of School
(4) if the student is in prekindergarten, kindergarten, or grade 1, 2, or
3, did not perform satisfactorily on a readiness test or assessment
instrument administered during the current school year;
Change;
– If the district or charter has received
scores from End of Course (EOC) exams or TAKS they may use them for
criteria (4).
– Scores for students that took the STARR test will not be
considered for criteria (4) in the 2012-13 school year.
– There will not be any new students considered as "atrisk"
for failing to meet STARR.
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State Criteria for Identification of Students at Risk of
Dropping Out of School
(5) is pregnant or is a parent;
(6) has been placed in an alternative education program in
accordance with Section 37.006 during the preceding or current
school year;
(7) has been expelled in accordance with Section 37.007 during
the preceding or current school year;
(8) is currently on parole, probation, deferred prosecution, or
other conditional release;
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State Criteria for Identification of Students at Risk of
Dropping Out of School
(9) was previously reported through the Public Education
Information Management System (PEIMS) to have dropped out
of school;
(10) is a student of limited English proficiency, as defined by
Section 29.052;
(11) is in the custody or care of the Department of Protective
and Regulatory Services or has, during the current school year,
been referred to the department by a school official, officer of
the juvenile court, or law enforcement official;
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State Criteria for Identification of Students at Risk
of Dropping Out of School
(12) is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302, and
its subsequent amendments; or
(13) resided in the preceding school year or resides in the
current school year in a residential placement facility in the
district, including a detention facility, substance abuse treatment
facility, emergency shelter, psychiatric hospital, halfway house,
or foster group home.
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LOCAL CRITERIA
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Local Criteria for Identification of Students at Risk
of Dropping Out of School
A student who satisfies local eligibility criteria adopted by the
board of trustees of a school district may receive instructional
services under this section.
The number of students receiving services under this subsection
during a school year may not exceed 10 percent of the number
of students described by Subsection (d) who received services
from the district during the preceding school year.
The adopted criteria must be clearly defined in the district
inprovement plan for districts or the instructional plan for charter
schools
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
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State Compensatory Education
FAQ
2011-2012
Question #1
– Is funding for state compensatory education based upon the number of
students at risk of dropping out of school!
• NO Funding is based on;
• Free and Reduced price lunch count (avg of best 6 months enrollment from previous school
year) Provision 2 schools (percent of ADA using base year %)
• See others (attachment)
Question #9
– Must the program intent of the SCE program be met in a schoolwide
program
• Yes, ( See attachment)
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Frances Guzman, Region One ESC
(956) 984-6290
fguzman@esc1.net
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